Aussie red seals

[maximus]

Bored at dinner time so went and ordered one! It's all good fun!

Have a theory that the standard seal is so free that it seals OK on the first stroke but not as good after the bounce causing the piston to land a little harder than it might.

[Shed tuner]

Bored at dinner time so went and ordered one! It's all good fun!

Have a theory that the standard seal is so free that it seals OK on the first stroke but not as good after the bounce causing the piston to land a little harder than it might.

that is quite common with seals that are sized too small...

[maximus]

that is quite common with seals that are sized too small...

Current seal is an unsized new type HW. I also have an o ring short Stroke head that I could try. Constant seal and friction with this option.

[PhatMan]

Maximus,

The Aussie seals, along with V-Mach, are supposed to be 'fitted' for best results - they are generally slightly over-sized when new.

When Mr. Pope refeshed my Venom Lazaglide TX200, you could clearly see the V-Mach seal had been 'fitted'.

The below is from the Custom Air Seals website : https://www.customairseals.com/produ...m-piston-seal/

CAN BE SIZED TO SUIT CYLINDER OR FITTED AS IS


TOTAL DIAMETER IS 25.50MM JUST OVER 1″


Have fun & a good weekend

Best regards

Russ

[maximus]

Thanks Russ, I will see how it fits and if necessary reduce the diameter a little. I once had a conversation with the Bonnie and Clyde chap and he preferred to let them bed in but this can take a while and a lot of power is lost if over tight, I'm not that patient!!

[hmangphilly]

Bored at dinner time so went and ordered one! It's all good fun!

Have a theory that the standard seal is so free that it seals OK on the first stroke but not as good after the bounce causing the piston to land a little harder than it might.

Friction tuning .

Can that be wise ?

[Shed tuner]

Friction tuning .

Can that be wise ?

Do you employ a frictionless seal instead ?